U.S. And Russian Defense Officials Meet In Washington

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdykov, right, sign a memorandum of understanding at the Pentagon, Sept. 15, 2010. The document provides a framework for a variety of cooperative, military-to-military programs to be undertaken during the coming year. DoD photo by R. D. Ward

Top US and Russian Defense Officials Renew Military Cooperation -- Voice of America

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and his Russian counterpart, Anatoly Serdyukov, have vowed to expand military cooperation signaling an improvement in relations between the former Cold War foes.

In the first visit to the Pentagon by a Russian defense minister in five years, Serdyukov was greeted by a military band and color guard before heading into talks here at the Pentagon with Gates and other U.S. officials.

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